Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-12-24
THE OUTLAW cAPTURBD.
Mute Vorce, the Eastern Colorado
Desperate, Brought to Terms
by the Liberal Use Of Dy-
Mantle and Fire.

Mantle and Fire.
During the latter part OF last weel
word reached Wa-Keeney that Colorado
officers were besieging horse-thiet In {
dngout near Deer Trail, On this line o
railroad. Fire and dynamite did its work
and Mute Vorce, the outlaw, who hal
been terrorizing Eastern Colorado, is nov
prisoner in the Denver county jail
His arrest was accomplished last Sun
day night by Colonel Chivington, who
took him to Denver on Monday, creating
quite sensation, as large crowd had
assembled at the depot to catch a glimpse
of the desperate.
When Chivington and his deputies
neared the Robinson ranch, Sunday night
where Vorce had barricaded himself in q
dugout, they saw the fash of the rifles Of
the posse then on the ground, as they
and Vorce were having fight at long
range with their rifles. After studying
the lay of the ground Chivington placed
his men and, accompanied by Dick Nc
Sevan, he approached the outlaws posi-
ton and set fire to stack of hay in the
rear of the dugout. He placed seventeen
sticks of giant powder on the roof of the
dugout and then withdrew to safe dis
lance to await their results. Vorce cried
out:
"Are you going to burn me?"
Chivington answered, eyes, unless you
lay down your arms and surrender"
81 will do it," said Vorce, and he came
forth holding his arms high in the air.
Two deputies hurried into the cabin and
secured Vorce's weapons, and the party
had hardly reached safe distance when
there was terrific explosion, blowing
the dugout to atoms, and making large
hole in the ground. twenty-five minutes
after setting fire to the stack Vorce was a
prisoner. He and his alleged wife, Mollie
Collier, are now imprisoned in the same
Jail. He is so years Of age, nearly seven
feet tall and weighs 1870 pounds. He was
a confederate soldier with General Rob-
ert E. Lee.
The week spent in hunting Vorce was
a bloody one, Vorce having seriously
wounded Deputy Sheriff Cantly and
killed Deputy Sheriff Gay Hollingsworth,
and the posse, Sunday morning, killed
Lathrop, sheep herder, supposing him
to be Vorce, as he was wearing the out
laws hat In referring to the killing of
the sheep herder, Vorce said:
II had just started out to feed my
horse, having slept at Robinson's ranch
he night before. Robinson, Lathrop,
sheep herder, and myself started out to
ook after the stock at the stables, and by
some fortunate circumstance, for me, La
;hrop had put on my hat. We were
walking along talking, and the first I
Knew of the presence of any one was vol
ey of rife shots, and Lathrop was shot
Town. I Immediately sought shelter in
he dugout stable, as my horse, saddle
and arms we're there
"You were completely taken by surprise,
we're you?"
'You bet I was.''
"What has been your experience since
he hunt began after your"
81 felt as if I had no show to live; it
seemed that every way I turned that some
one wanted to kill me. OF course I have
\ few friends, and was told that would
De shot on sight, and I was determined to
protect myself"
allow were you armed?'
81 had 44-caliber Winchester and A.
,aliber Colts revolver and plenty Of am
nunition."
"Who was in the dugout when Gay
3ollingsworth was shot?"
"That is a question I do not like to
but may have more to say about
at another time"
"Well, how it that you have not made
our escape before this-havn't you had
'lenty of opportunities?"
''That is also something I do not want
O talk about. I think could have got
en- away if I had tried"
sIt is reported that you were wounded
Turing the fight with Hollingsworth; how
3 it?"
Taking a red handkerchief from around
lis neck, Vorce showed the correspondent
bullet hole which, he said, was made
sunday.
Colonel Chivington says they we're be-
ct by one of the worst snow storms he
yer encountered, and the trip was hard
ne.
NEW YEARS CALLING NOTES.
Plans Of the Past Completely Over
turned.
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